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        Mack Carmack
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        Veterans benefit clinic coming to Harrison County Courthouse this Monday
        Molly Demrow
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        National News

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        Storms damage buildings in Jessamine Co., including church steeple

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        In Your Community

        Thursday storm causes dangerous conditions in Rowan and Bath counties

        Alex Barber
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        In Your Community

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        National News

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        Crime

        Report: Taylor County funeral home director indicted for defrauding families

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        Daily Forecast

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        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond firefighters rescue 5 residents from flooded mobile home park

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        Covering Kentucky

        Georgetown police recover over $80K for victims of online scam spanning 6 states

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        Pedestrian hit, killed by tractor-trailer on I-275 in Boone County

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        More than 55,000 Kentuckians are without power due to severe storms

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        Crime

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        Covering Kentucky

        Family remembers Berea bank robbery victim Brian Switzer on his 43rd birthday

        Ajay Patel
        Iran War Strait of Hormuz

        National Politics

        US officials say Iran deal calls for diluting uranium at minimum, opening strait

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        Berea mobile home park residents share frustrations on rent hike

        Caleb Barnes
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        Crime

        Mother, her boyfriend plead guilty to manslaughter in death of 20-month-old

        Erin Rosas
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        In Your Community

        Mother continues to wait for justice almost 5 years after son's unsolved murder

        Ana Medina
      • Montgomery County Schools

        Covering Kentucky

        Montgomery County's free summer meal program serves thousands of kids

        Megan Mannering
        City of Versailles votes no on data centers

        Covering Kentucky

        Versailles City Council enacts moratorium on data centers through 2026

        Leigh Searcy
        Scott County Sheriff's Office kid's camp honors recently deceased deputy

        In Your Community

        Scott County Sheriff's Office kid's camp honors recently deceased deputy

        Ellen Ice
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky police chiefs working on building trust with immigrant communities

        Karolina Buczek
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        Crime

        Eubank man sentenced to 25 years in prison for deadly 2022 crash

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        Covering Kentucky

        AT&T offering $10K in reward for tips as copper theft surges in eastern Kentucky

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        Crime

        Mother pleads guilty in moped crash that killed her daughter in Whitley County

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        Covering Kentucky

        3 detained after Marion Co. pursuit ends in rollover crash on Highway 555

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Covering Kentucky

        Hazard Police Department K9 to receive donated bullet and stab protective vest

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        Covering Kentucky

        Former Louisville officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of man

        Associated Press
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        Crime

        Man arrested on child sexual abuse material charges following KSP investigation

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

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        News

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Covering Kentucky

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